Earnings Decline, Stock Markets Soar! – In Case You Missed it – Week Ended July 23, 2016

In Case You Missed It. Top Gold And Silver Stories from the week ended July 23, 2016. Click here to see the Smaulgld commentary video to this report below. Not a Smaulgld subscriber? Sign up here. The top stories of the week was another terrorist attack in Munich and a wikileaks dump of the Democratic Read More →

The Central Bank of Russia and People’s Bank of China Resume Hefty Gold Purchases In June – Podcast

Russian and Chinese Central Banks Up Their Gold Reserves in June. India Silver and Gold Imports Remain at Lower Levels in 2016. Russian, Chinese and Indian Gold and Silver Update Yesterday, (Fired-up Friday) Rory Hall and I from the Daily Coin held our bi-weekly Russia and Asian gold and silver update call. Prior to discussing Read More →

Russian Gold Reserves Grow by 600,000 Ounces in June

Russian Gold Reserves June 2016. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation added 600,000 ounces (18.662 tonnes) of gold to its reserves in June. Russia adds most gold to reserves since January 2016. June’s gold addition brings Russia’s gold holdings to nearly 1,500 tons; the sixth most of any nation. Russian Gold Reserves After adding Read More →

Indian Gold Imports Rise 28% in April

April 2016 Indian Gold Imports Bounce off March’s Low Level. Gold Imports Remain Under Pressure From a Nationwide Jeweler Strike, Increased Duties, Taxes and Government Intervention. Indian Gold Imports April 2016 Indian gold imports were 31 tons (approximately 997,000 ounces) in April. Last year we released a survey of India and Gold that covered supply Read More →

April 2016 Indian Silver Imports

April 2016 Indian Silver Imports Were 412 Tons (13.3 million ounces) Indian Silver Imports Were Down 32% from 607 Tons (19.5 million ounces in April 2015. Indian Silver Import Update. Last year we released a survey of India and Silver that covered supply and demand in that country. We noted that silver was India’s second Read More →

In Case You Missed it – Week Ended July 16, 2016

In Case You Missed It. Top Gold And Silver Stories from the week ended July 16, 2016. Click here to see the Smaulgld commentary video to this report below. Not a Smaulgld subscriber? Sign up here. The top stories of the week the ‘truck crash’ in Nice Follow our live blog for the latest from Read More →

Precious Metals ETF Demand and Record COMEX Open Interest Drive Gold and Silver Prices Higher – Podcast

Physical Buying Not a Major Factor in Gold and Silver’s Recent Price Increase Precious Metals ETF Demand and Record COMEX Open Interest Drive Gold and Silver Prices Higher vimeo from Smaul Gld on Vimeo. Click here for a You Tube version Check out all the Smaulgld podcasts here. Please consider making a small donation to Read More →

American Silver Eagle Sales Plummet in Middle of Silver Bull Market – Podcast

American Silver Eagle Sales Slow as Silver Price Skyrockets Today, Rory Hall of The Daily Coin and I had our bi-weekly call regarding gold and silver sales at the world’s sovereign mints. We discussed the fall off in sales in June and the accelerating decline in silver sales of American Silver Eagle coins in July. Read More →

Physical Gold Ownership vs. Gold ETFs

Gold ETFs vs. Physical Gold. Gold ETF Shares Provide Exposure to the Price of Gold But Not Gold Ownership. Insured Vaulted Gold vs. Gold ETF Shares. If you are buying gold for insurance against bad outcomes exchange traded funds (ETFs) have three major issues: 1. If the stock market closes or there is a bank Read More →

Westerners Buy Gold ETFs Instead of Gold Bullion-ICYMI – Week Ended July 9, 2016

In Case You Missed It. Top Gold And Silver Stories from the week ended July 9, 2016. Click here to see the Smaulgld commentary video to this report below. Notice to Smaulgld Subscribers: Due to an increase in posting activity, you will no longer receive an email of each blog post published. We will try Read More →